D7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:D · F# · A · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 0 1 0 0	– 2 – 1 – –	D A C F# A D	easy
x x 2 4 3 4	– – 1 3 2 4	x x D A C F#	medium
x 7 6 4 3 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D F# A C x	hard
0 5 0 4 5 4	– 2 – 1 3 1	D C C A D F#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 7 5 7	– 1 2 3 1 4	D C F# C D A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 6 7 0 7	– 2 1 3 – 4	D D F# C A A	medium
0 7 9 7 9 7	– 1 2 1 3 1	D D A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 9 9 10	– 3 1 1 1 2	D F# A D F# C	medium · barre on fret 9
0 11 12 x 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	D F# C x A C	hard
12 11 12 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	D F# C x x x	easy
0 2 0 1 0 x	– 2 – 1 – –	D A C F# A x	easy
x x 2 x 3 4	– – 1 – 2 3	x x D x C F#	hard
x 7 6 7 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D F# C C x	hard
0 5 0 4 0 4	– 3 – 1 – 2	D C C A A F#	easy
0 5 6 7 5 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	D C F# C D D	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 0 7	– 2 1 3 – 4	x D F# C A A	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
♭7	10	C

More D chords

D Dm D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C7 C#7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A7 A#7 B7

See D7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D7 chord?

D7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.